Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

Nintendo have added to the growing momentum of their Switch console by making a series of announcements regarding new games and a console bundle.

Two new games in the Pokemon franchise, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, have been announced for launch on November 17, 2017.

Nintendo’s popular Mini NES is on its way back next Summer for all of Europe and the US to enjoy, was twitted by Nintendo Europe earlier this week.

Tech giants Apple have announced their latest and flashiest iPhone to date. The iPhone X will retail at $999 dollars (£999 in the UK) for the 64Gb version.

EA has added fuel to the fire of excitement around soon to be released FIFA 18 by unveiling their list of the 100 best players in the new iteration.

Japan Charts. Week ending on September 3, 2017:
1. Everybody’s Golf (PS4) – Sony
2. Splatoon 2 (Switch) – Nintendo
3. Etrian: Mystery Dungeon 2 (3DS) – Atlus

UK Charts. Week ending on September 9, 2017:
1. Destiny 2 – Activision
2. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Sony
3. Forza Horizon 3 – Microsoft

Nintendo is hesitant to confirm that The Switch console would be widely available for the busiest retail period of the year, the Christmas season.

PSN Chart in August 2017
1. Madden NFL 18
2. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
3. Sonic Mania

Rockstar Games announced that they are set to revive L.A. Noire, with remasters set to retail for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and the HTC Vive.